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The woman being taken
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Bhopal, March 16: A Swiss tourist on a cycling expedition with her husband was allegedly gang-raped in a Madhya Pradesh forest where they had camped for the night yesterday.
The incident in Datia district, the constituency of a key minister in the state’s BJP government, occurred around 9pm when eight men assaulted the 39-year-old woman and thrashed the husband as he tried to resist, police said.
Medical tests at a hospital in nearby Gwalior, where the woman was admitted today, confirmed rape.
The Swiss embassy described the incident as “distressing” and sought a “swift” investigation, according to PTI. Ambassador Linus von Castelmur has spoken to the victim and assured her of all help, the mission said in a statement.
Thirteen persons have been arrested so far, the police said in Datia, a town near the Uttar Pradesh border. The couple were on way to Agra.
Indore bus rape
A 38-year-old married woman was on Friday allegedly raped on a private bus in Indore by three men, including the driver and conductor. Police today arrested the driver, Zahid, 30, conductor Lala, 22, and Rajesh, 25. The victim had boarded the bus at Dewas after a quarrel with her husband, a police officer said. When the bus reached Indore, the trio allegedly raped her after all passengers got off.
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